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Ethan (KingofSpades)'s avatar

I love when politicians suddenly go goth. First India Walton, now Ernst.

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bpfish's avatar

Nice to see her getting involved early in filming Democratic campaign ads.

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Tim Nguyen's avatar

Even if Democrats don't win the senate race in Iowa, there's plenty of benefit to this. Ernst has become the white albatross for the Iowa GOP and perhaps beyond. This crap will resonate beyond the senate race to the house races and even the governor race. Democrats simply need to provide a credible and known alternative. Scholten's already a strong potential candidate but so is Nathan Sage from what I hear. This is the time to go on offense. Nothing to lose.

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Avedee Eikew's avatar

"Well we're all going to die" that better be an ad by next year. Cue some scary music some farmers dying due to lack of healthcare coverage.

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Brad Warren's avatar

I knew the MAGA message would eventually transition from "There will be some pain" to "Store up your treasures in heaven," but I didn't think it would happen this quickly.

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dragonfire5004's avatar

If whoever runs against Ernst doesn’t make this into the centrepiece attack ad for their entire campaign, they’re doing it wrong. “Let people die” is exactly what every Republican in office actually thinks, but very few manage to tell the truth caught on camera.

She could even lose because of this quote, it’s devastating and goes directly to the argument Democrats have been making for a long time (to deaf ears sadly): the GOP doesn’t care about you, they only care about holding their own power and enriching their billionaire backers.

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Brad Warren's avatar

My dream is that Rob Sand wins by enough that he pulls Ernst's opponent across the finish line, too...

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Zero Cool's avatar

Look, Joni Ernst replaced Tom Harkin in the Senate in an open race. If anything, winning the seat back should be payback.

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Zero Cool's avatar

Does Ernst even want to win re-election at this point?

She’s sounding like Winsome Earle-Sears.

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